Ms. Audrey opens second location in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- A Coast business has opened its second location up in Hattiesburg. Ms. Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and Catering kicked off the opening with a celebration. The location…
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Mental Health Association of South Mississippi holds awareness breakfast
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXXV)- Scarlet Pearl Casino hosted an event today at its steak and seafood restaurant. The Mental Health Awareness Breakfast was hosted by the Mental Health…
WXXV News 25’s Marco Bitonel is live at Taste, Rattle, and Roll
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- If you’re looking for a bite to eat, there’s no better place to be than at Centennial Plaza in Gulfport as…
State Supreme Court sets execution date for man sentenced in murder of Gulfport banker's wife
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-The Mississippi Supreme Court has issued an order setting an execution date for Richard Gerald Jordan. That date is set for June 25, 2025. Jordan is facing the death sentence for the 1976 capital murder and kidnapping of…
Local Vietnam veterans meet on 50th anniversary of war’s end
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- On April 30th, 1975, the North Vietnamese captured the capital city of Saigon, bringing an end to the Vietnam War and decades of…
Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out, according to reports
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the Trump administration. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term. Waltz came under searing…
Road work on Landon Road in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- We have some updates on roadwork projects across Gulfport which have temporarily shut down some major intersections across the city. Beginning earlier on Wednesday, a section…
Air Force Thunderbirds Air Show set to return to Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Air Force Thunderbirds are taking over the skies in Biloxi in November! The Thunderbirds released their schedule and will arrive at Keesler…
Applications opening for Peter Anderson Festival
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- Applications for the Peter Anderson Festival are opening Thursday. The City of Ocean Springs wanting to remind all vendors to have up-to-date images, an artist statement,…
National Adopt a Pet From a Shelter Day: Jackson County Animal Shelter
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) - April 30th is National Adopt a Pet From a Shelter Day. The Jackson County Animal Shelter in Gautier is consistently at 90…
The 2025 Seabee Golf Invitational in Diamondhead
Diamondhead, Miss. (WXXV)- It was a beautiful day at the Club of Diamondhead, the kickoff site of 2025 Seabee golf invitational. It marks the kickoff of the first of four…
2nd annual Slinging the Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- It’s called a slingshot, made by Polaris, and has three wheels, plenty of horsepower, and a nice open-air drive. Carlos Goins bought his slingshot a few years ago.…
Man arrested for theft of statue in Hancock County
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A statue thief in Bay St. Louis has been taken into custody after the Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau reported the loss of…
Ingalls hosts signing day for academy graduates
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Ingalls Shipbuilding hosted a signing day for the 2025 graduates of its shipbuilders academy at the shipyard in Pascagoula on Wednesday morning. This year, 43 students…
Railroad crossing work continues in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- A reminder for those in Long Beach, crews are continuing to work on the intersection of White Harbor and Railroad Street. This is an ongoing…
Mississippi appealing mail-in absentee ballot ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
By TAYLOR VANCE/Mississippi Today Updated 10:33 AM CDT, April 30, 2025 Mississippi officials are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that struck down Mississippi’s five-day grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day. Attorneys…
Exit 75 rest area in Jackson County temporarily closing
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Exit 75 rest area entrance ramp on I-10 in Jackson County heading west will be closed Wednesday evening. This closure is in…
MDMR accepting financial assistance applications for those impacted by 2019 spillway opening
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is opening applications for a program for those impacted by the 2019 opening of…
Spillway trigger points not in forecast as MS River levels lower
An update by the Army Corps of Engineers offering some good news on the river levels. In an update Tuesday afternoon, the operational trigger points…
MDOT names new State Construction Engineer
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Department of Transportation has named Michael Hogan, P.E., to the position of State Construction Engineer. Hogan has served MDOT for more than 20 years in various construction roles. “We are proud to announce Michael’s promotion to…
One arrested, one wanted in fatal Gulfport shooting
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- One suspect has been arrested and one suspect is still wanted in the fatal shooting in Gulfport on Monday night. On April 29, 2025, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 23-year-old Paul Ravin Martin Jr., of Gulfport, Mississippi.…
Progress report for MDOT projects across the Coast
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- From Diamondhead to Woolmarket from I-10 to Highway 49, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is working on hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth…
Fishing Rodeo held for Picayune Special Education students
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) - Special education students from the Picayune School District took part in the annual Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Picayune Rotary Club. An event they…
Iraq detains Islamic State suspect accused of helping to incite New Orleans truck-ramming attack
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JEFF MARTIN Updated 2:18 PM CDT, April 29, 2025 An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people celebrating the…
